please explain Wonder to me

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand the concept of Wonder (one recently opened in Friendship Heights).

When I look at their ordering options, it seems to be either restaurants I could just order from directly or through uber eats, OR restaurants I’ve never heard of but the food options are meh things I could get any number of delivery places like wings, bbq, pizza, burgers.

Why and what do you order from Wonder? What’s the benefit of ordering through them vs just ordering directly from the restaurant?

[Anonymous]

Pro: multiple cuisines for everyone in one order

Con: bad food

[Anonymous]

There is one opening in Burtonsville too. I didnt understand the concept either.

[Anonymous]

The concept is that they contract with popular restaurants to offer their dishes, but everything is prepared offsite somewhere and essentially reheated in the local kitchen before they deliver it. I guess it works if you want a dish from a place where you can't get delivery from, or if you have people wanting things for that would otherwise need to be ordered from different venues.


We have several of them in NYC. I don't really understand how it goes over here because there are so many good local takeout options where you don't get pre-cooked, reheated meals.

[Anonymous]

Tech bros ruining everything again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The concept is that they contract with popular restaurants to offer their dishes, but everything is prepared offsite somewhere and essentially reheated in the local kitchen before they deliver it. I guess it works if you want a dish from a place where you can't get delivery from, or if you have people wanting things for that would otherwise need to be ordered from different venues.


We have several of them in NYC. I don't really understand how it goes over here because there are so many good local takeout options where you don't get pre-cooked, reheated meals.

It’s prepped and par-cooked, and then finished onsite, not cooked and reheated

[Anonymous]

So it’s a big ghost kitchen with a giant marketing budget?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The concept is that they contract with popular restaurants to offer their dishes, but everything is prepared offsite somewhere and essentially reheated in the local kitchen before they deliver it. I guess it works if you want a dish from a place where you can't get delivery from, or if you have people wanting things for that would otherwise need to be ordered from different venues.


We have several of them in NYC. I don't really understand how it goes over here because there are so many good local takeout options where you don't get pre-cooked, reheated meals.

It’s prepped and par-cooked, and then finished onsite, not cooked and reheated

It's frozen food run through a Turbochef. It's basically a step above microwaving. Another ensh*tification example brought to you VC/PE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it’s a big ghost kitchen with a giant marketing budget?

Correct - it's total garbage

[Anonymous]

So it only works for certain foods? Because a lot of meals can't be parcooked then reheated.

[Anonymous]

Its not good. So bummed that so many are opening up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its not good. So bummed that so many are opening up.

So refuse to patronize them? I never knew what they were before this thread and will now not waste my time or money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The concept is that they contract with popular restaurants to offer their dishes, but everything is prepared offsite somewhere and essentially reheated in the local kitchen before they deliver it. I guess it works if you want a dish from a place where you can't get delivery from, or if you have people wanting things for that would otherwise need to be ordered from different venues.


We have several of them in NYC. I don't really understand how it goes over here because there are so many good local takeout options where you don't get pre-cooked, reheated meals.

It’s prepped and par-cooked, and then finished onsite, not cooked and reheated

Whatever. It all is kind of gross.

[Anonymous]

I’ve ordered from them in NY— 3 friends and all tired of each other’s taste in food. We all got what we wanted. The food was pretty good although I thought it was pricy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pro: multiple cuisines for everyone in one order

Con: bad food

This was our experience too. So disappointed we can't get something good at friendship heights.